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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: IOPscience - The Astrophysical Journal - Betelgeuse and its Variation. | Oct 10, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Betelgeuse: Nearby 'supernova' star's dimming explained. | Apr 24, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN Science - Supergiant star Betelgeuse is full of mysteries. New observations might solve the biggest one. | Mar 05, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN Science - Supergiant star Betelgeuse is full of mysteries. New observations might solve the biggest one. | Mar 05, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: IOPscience - The Astrophysical Journal - Betelgeuse and its Variation. | Jan 08, 2026 | ||
| Added material about companion star. | Jul 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Imaging the spotty surface of Betelgeuse in the H band (PDF). | Jul 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC News - Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the sky, is evolving and dying before our eyes. | Jan 16, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: IOPscience - The Astrophysical Journal - Betelgeuse and its Variation. | Dec 06, 2024 | ||
| Link added. | Jun 10, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Nine Planets - Betelgeuse (α Orionis) Facts. | Feb 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: NASA - What is Betelgeuse? Inside the Strange, Volatile Star. | Oct 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Association of Variable Star Observers - Alpha Orionis (Betelgeuse). | Aug 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Sky and Telescope - Meet Betelgeuse, the Red Giant of Orion. | May 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Planets - Betelgeuse Star: Facts About the Second-Brightest Star of Orion. | Apr 06, 2023 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 08, 2022 | ||
| Added material about the cause of the “Great Dimming.” Changed “640 light-years from Earth” to “724 light-years from Earth.” | Jun 23, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - A giant star is acting strange, and astronomers are buzzing. | Mar 23, 2021 | ||
| Added material about the star's dimming. | Feb 14, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 06, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Space.com - Betelgeuse: The Eventual Supernova. | Mar 18, 2019 | ||
| Revised to reflect that Betelgeuse is the second brightest star in the constellation Orion. |
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Jul 09, 2014 | |
| Add assembly ID 139809 (asset ID 137075) to this WIP. | Mar 25, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 15, 2010 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Feb 18, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 09, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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